Medical Writing Coordinator/Publisher I

BioSpace; South Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Medical Writing Coordinator/Publisher I to deliver high-quality clinical and regulatory documentation, aligning with strategic medical writing operations. You will collaborate across discovery, development and regulatory teams to ensure clarity, compliance, and timely submissions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, process improvements, and mentoring junior staff while maintaining strong document control and formatting standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in medical writing within pharma/biotech.
• Knowledge of CTD content templates and eCTD structure.
• Excellent written and oral communication across multiple therapeutic areas.

Responsibilities

• Define scope of formatting, publishing and CSR Appendices with the author.
• Publish documents in RIMS; ensure templates and properties are used consistently.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and mentor junior staff in medical writing operations.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Strong written/oral communication

Attention to detail

Independent and team work

Regulatory writing collaboration

Education

High School diploma required; higher education may compensate

Tools

RIMS

Veeva Vault

CARA

EndNote

CSR/CTD templates tools

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

The Medical Writing Coordinator/Publisher I part of the Strategic Medical Writing Operations Team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, scientifically accurate, and strategically aligned clinical and regulatory documentation that supports AbbVie's mission to transform the standard of care. Our team serves as a critical link between research, development, and regulatory submissions, ensuring clarity and compliance in all clinical and regulatory documents. We strive to innovate and enhance the processes of medical writing through cross-functional collaboration, agile methodologies, and the integration of cutting-edge technology, driving forward AbbVie's commitment to improving patient outcomes worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Defines scope of formatting, report publishing and Clinical Study Reports (CSR) Appendices activities with the document author. Coordinate and track activities and perform detailed quality reviews. Import and route documents in the regulatory information management systems (RIMS).
• Ensure document format and styles are consistent with the defined in RIMS and are consistent with the clinical and regulatory templates. Ensure document properties and naming conventions are used. Maintain strong knowledge of RIMS styes and formatting standards.
• Ensures all documents are published in RIMS content management system meet required timelines. Maintain strong knowledge of RIMS and publishing tools/software.
• Confirm completeness of documents (e.g. Casebooks, Literature References) by obtaining, compiling, and organizing in the regulatory information management system (RIMS). Maintain strong knowledge of CSR and CSR Appendices and CTD structure.
• Contributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance of medical writing operations business processes. Acts as subject matter expert (SME) for the master file system and formatting, report publishing, or Clinical Study Reports (CSR) Appendices to the medical writing stakeholders.
• Effectively communicates deliverables needed to stakeholders. Must demonstrate good interpersonal and organizational communication skills, including conflict management skills.
• Assists in the management of the centralized mailbox. Tracks and maintains metrics and assists in the preparation and maintenance of training documents.
• Mentors and provides guidance and training to less senior medical writing operations staff members.

Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required. Note: Higher education may compensate for years of experience. Years of experience may also compensate for lower education.
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant industry experience within medical writing in a global pharma, biotech, life science, federal agency organization delivering medicines/ therapies to a broad market across various therapeutic areas.
• Background of organization and content of clinical documents and eCTD structure. Knowledge of drug development and experience with Common Technical Document (CTD) content templates.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with a comprehensive knowledge of medical and scientific terminology across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Detail oriented with a commitment to delivering high quality, accurate and compliant documentation.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient skills and knowledge in Microsoft Office Products (Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, Visio, Word) and Adobe in Windows operating system environment required. Proficient skills and knowledge in Microsoft document file formats (DocX) or other style file format tools, publishing software, and content management archival system(s) for eTMF/eSubmissions (Veeva Vault, CARA). Proficient skills and knowledge in reference management software (e.g., EndNote).

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified in thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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